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Moriarty, Barbara Ierne (1902 - 1979)

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Welfare worker

Born: 13 April 1902 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Died: 11 January 1979 Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

Barbara Ierne (Biddy) Moriarty was a member of the Australian Red Cross Society's field force during the World War. She undertook Red Cross work with repatriated prisoners of war during the final years of the war, which included being a member of the Red Cross contingent assisting the 2nd POW Reception Group in Singapore.

Career Highlights

Alternative Names: Moriarty, Biddy

Chronology
1940 Attached to the Australian Comforts Fund in Palestine and Alexandria
1940 - 1941 Cipher Officer for the Royal Navy in Alexandria for six months
1941 - 1942 Joined the Australian Red Cross Society's Field force and was attached to the 2nd/2nd Australian General Hospital in Kantara, Egypt
1942 - 1943 Returned to Australia and performed Red Cross duties in New South Wales, Victoria, Darwin and North Queensland
1943 - 1944 Red Cross Work among repatriated prisoners of war in the Middle East
1944 - 1945 Returned to England and was attached to the Australian Army Staff to prepare the reception of exchanged and liberated prisoners of was
1945 Member of the Red Cross contingent in Singapore assisting the 2nd POW Reception Group (3 months)
1946 Discharged from the Red Cross
1947 Florence Nightingale Medal received from the International Committee of the Red Cross
1947 - 1965 Worked as a Copy Writer and Clerical Assistant at David Jones Ltd. in Sydney

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 11 March 2003
Modified: 25 July 2006

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